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prejudice the effectiveness

  • 1 afectar a la eficacia de Algo

    (v.) = prejudice + effectiveness
    Ex. Some potential volunteers declined to be associated with the scheme since they felt that 'official' recognition might prejudice the effectiveness of the informal service they provided.
    * * *
    (v.) = prejudice + effectiveness

    Ex: Some potential volunteers declined to be associated with the scheme since they felt that 'official' recognition might prejudice the effectiveness of the informal service they provided.

    Spanish-English dictionary > afectar a la eficacia de Algo

  • 2 afectar

    v.
    1 to affect.
    las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensioners
    La conversación afecta sus ideas The conversation affects his ideas.
    2 to upset, to affect badly.
    le afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard
    3 to damage.
    a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp
    4 to affect, to feign.
    afectó enfado he feigned o affected anger
    María afecta interés pero no es así Mary feigns interest but it is not so.
    5 to pretend to.
    El chico afecta saber mucho The boy pretends to know a lot.
    * * *
    1 (aparentar) to affect
    2 (impresionar) to move
    3 (dañar) to damage
    4 (concernir) to concern
    1 (impresionarse) to be affected, be moved
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=repercutir sobre) to affect
    2) (=entristecer) to sadden; (=conmover) to move
    3) frm (=fingir) to affect, feign

    afectar ignorancia — to affect o feign ignorance

    4) (Jur) to tie up, encumber
    5) LAm [+ forma] to take, assume
    6) LAm (=destinar) to allocate
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( tener efecto en) to affect
    b) ( afligir) to affect (frml)
    2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign
    * * *
    = affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.
    Ex. Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.
    Ex. Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.
    Ex. The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.
    Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.
    Ex. Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.
    Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
    Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.
    Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
    Ex. The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.
    Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.
    Ex. The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.
    Ex. There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.
    Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.
    Ex. A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.
    Ex. The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.
    Ex. Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.
    Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.
    Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.
    Ex. Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.
    Ex. Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.
    Ex. The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.
    Ex. The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.
    Ex. The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.
    Ex. Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.
    Ex. With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.
    Ex. An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.
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    * afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.
    * afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.
    * afectar al mundo = span + the globe.
    * afectar a todo = run through.
    * afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.
    * afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.
    * afectar completamente = engulf.
    * afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.
    * afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.
    * afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.
    * afectar mucho = hit + hard.
    * dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.
    * no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.
    * no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.
    * que afecta a = surrounding.
    * que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.
    * que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.
    * que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.
    * ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.
    * sin ser afectado = untouched.
    * verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( tener efecto en) to affect
    b) ( afligir) to affect (frml)
    2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign
    * * *
    = affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.

    Ex: Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.

    Ex: Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.
    Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.
    Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.
    Ex: Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.
    Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
    Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.
    Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
    Ex: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.
    Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.
    Ex: The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.
    Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.
    Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.
    Ex: A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.
    Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.
    Ex: Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.
    Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.
    Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.
    Ex: Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.
    Ex: Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.
    Ex: The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.
    Ex: The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.
    Ex: The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.
    Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.
    Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.
    Ex: An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.
    * afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.
    * afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.
    * afectar al mundo = span + the globe.
    * afectar a todo = run through.
    * afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.
    * afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.
    * afectar completamente = engulf.
    * afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.
    * afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.
    * afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.
    * afectar mucho = hit + hard.
    * dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.
    * no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.
    * no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.
    * que afecta a = surrounding.
    * que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.
    * que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.
    * que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.
    * ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.
    * sin ser afectado = untouched.
    * verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.

    * * *
    afectar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (tener efecto en) to affect
    la nueva ley no afecta al pequeño empresario the new law doesn't affect the small businessman
    está afectado de una grave enfermedad pulmonar ( frml); he is suffering from a serious lung disease
    la enfermedad le afectó el cerebro the illness affected her brain
    las zonas afectadas por las inundaciones the areas hit o affected by the floods
    2 (afligir) to affect ( frml)
    lo que dijiste lo afectó mucho what you said upset him terribly
    3 ( Der) ‹bienes› to encumber
    B (fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign afectar + INF to pretend to + INF
    * * *

     

    afectar ( conjugate afectar) verbo transitivo
    1


    b) ( afligir) to affect (frml);


    2 ( fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign
    afectar verbo transitivo
    1 (incumbir) to affect: la medida nos afecta a todos, the measure affects us all
    2 (impresionar, entristecer) to affect, sadden: le afectó mucho la muerte de su padre, she was deeply affected by her father's death
    ' afectar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inmune
    - tocar
    - afligir
    - impresionar
    - repercutir
    - sacudir
    English:
    affect
    - damage
    - get
    - hit
    - tell
    - upset
    - dent
    - difference
    - disrupt
    - impair
    - interfere
    - touch
    - whole
    * * *
    1. [incumbir] to affect;
    las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensioners
    2. [afligir] to upset, to affect badly;
    todo lo afecta he's very sensitive;
    lo afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard
    3. [producir perjuicios en] to damage;
    la sequía que afectó a la región the drought which hit the region;
    a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp
    4. [simular] to affect, to feign;
    afectó enfado he feigned o affected anger
    5. RP [destinar, asignar] to assign
    * * *
    v/t
    1 ( producir efecto en) affect
    2 ( conmover) upset, affect
    3 ( fingir) feign
    * * *
    1) : to affect
    2) : to upset
    3) : to feign, to pretend
    * * *
    1. to affect
    2. (conmover) to affect / to upset [pt. & pp. upset]

    Spanish-English dictionary > afectar

  • 3 eficacia

    f.
    1 efficiency.
    2 efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency.
    * * *
    1 (persona) efficiency, effectiveness; (cosas) efficacy, effectiveness
    2 (rendimiento) efficiency
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF [de ley, remedio, producto, sanción] effectiveness; [de persona, método] efficiency
    * * *
    a) (de acción, remedio) effectiveness, efficacy (frml)
    b) ( eficiencia) efficiency
    * * *
    = effectivity, efficacity, efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency.
    Nota: En evaluación de servicios, relación entre los recursos usados y los resultados obtenidos.
    Ex. The article 'Can a repository enhance reuse effectivity?' explores whether the use of multimedia fosters the reuse of artifacts from a repository.
    Ex. Efficacity, efficiency and productivity will be the new parameters for universities and their libraries.
    Ex. I would suspect that this has a very beneficial effect on cataloging speed and productivity and efficacy.
    Ex. Effectiveness is the extent to whith the libary is achieving its goals and objectives.
    Ex. Efficiency is the relation between resources input and resulting outputs.
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    * afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.
    * con eficacia = ably.
    * confianza en la eficacia de uno mismo = self-efficacy.
    * costes-eficacia = cost-effectiveness.
    * eficacia de consumo de combustible = fuel efficiency.
    * eficacia de la biblioteca = library goodness.
    * eficacia de la recuperación = retrieval effectiveness.
    * eficacia económica = economic efficiency.
    * eficacia en el trabajo = quality of service.
    * evaluar la eficacia de Algo = gauge + the effectiveness of.
    * indicador de eficacia = performance indicator, effectiveness indicator.
    * indicadores de eficacia = performance criteria.
    * medición de la eficacia = performance evaluation, performance measurement.
    * mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.
    * perder eficacia = lose + clout.
    * * *
    a) (de acción, remedio) effectiveness, efficacy (frml)
    b) ( eficiencia) efficiency
    * * *
    = effectivity, efficacity, efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency.
    Nota: En evaluación de servicios, relación entre los recursos usados y los resultados obtenidos.

    Ex: The article 'Can a repository enhance reuse effectivity?' explores whether the use of multimedia fosters the reuse of artifacts from a repository.

    Ex: Efficacity, efficiency and productivity will be the new parameters for universities and their libraries.
    Ex: I would suspect that this has a very beneficial effect on cataloging speed and productivity and efficacy.
    Ex: Effectiveness is the extent to whith the libary is achieving its goals and objectives.
    Ex: Efficiency is the relation between resources input and resulting outputs.
    * afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.
    * con eficacia = ably.
    * confianza en la eficacia de uno mismo = self-efficacy.
    * costes-eficacia = cost-effectiveness.
    * eficacia de consumo de combustible = fuel efficiency.
    * eficacia de la biblioteca = library goodness.
    * eficacia de la recuperación = retrieval effectiveness.
    * eficacia económica = economic efficiency.
    * eficacia en el trabajo = quality of service.
    * evaluar la eficacia de Algo = gauge + the effectiveness of.
    * indicador de eficacia = performance indicator, effectiveness indicator.
    * indicadores de eficacia = performance criteria.
    * medición de la eficacia = performance evaluation, performance measurement.
    * mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.
    * perder eficacia = lose + clout.

    * * *
    1 (de una acción, un remedio) effectiveness, efficacy ( frml)
    todavía está por verse la eficacia de estas gestiones it remains to be seen how effective these actions will be
    2 (eficiencia) efficiency
    * * *

     

    eficacia sustantivo femenino
    a) (de acción, remedio) effectiveness, efficacy (frml)


    eficacia sustantivo femenino
    1 (de una medida, un medicamento) effectiveness
    2 (de una persona) efficiency: resolvió el problema con gran eficacia, he resolved the problem efficiently
    ' eficacia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    diligencia
    - efectividad
    English:
    efficacy
    - efficiency
    - swear by
    - effectively
    - proven
    * * *
    1. [de persona] efficiency
    2. [de medicamento, medida, gestión] effectiveness
    * * *
    f efficiency
    * * *
    1) : effectiveness, efficacy
    2) : efficiency

    Spanish-English dictionary > eficacia

  • 4 perjudicar

    v.
    to damage, to harm.
    Maleficiaron a María They harmed Mary.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 to adversely affect, be bad for, be detrimental to
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=dañar) to harm
    2) † (=desfavorecer)

    ese sombrero la perjudica — that hat doesn't suit her, she doesn't look good in that hat

    3) LAm (=calumniar) to malign, slander
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml)

    está perjudicando sus estudios — it is having an adverse effect on o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork

    b) (Col, Per fam & euf) ( violar) to rape, have one's way with (euph)
    * * *
    = damage, disserve, do + disservice, do in, harm, impair, cause + erosion, injure, prejudice, work against, disadvantage, bring + harm, wrong, take + a toll on, hobble, screw + Nombre + up.
    Ex. Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.
    Ex. We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.
    Ex. I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.
    Ex. I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.
    Ex. Principles developed over a century and a quarter of thought and experience were poorly defended by professional catalogers, and even less so by administrators harmed by increasing personnel budgets.
    Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
    Ex. The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.
    Ex. Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
    Ex. The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.
    Ex. Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.
    Ex. When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.
    Ex. It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.
    Ex. The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.
    Ex. Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.
    Ex. With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.
    Ex. Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.
    ----
    * perjudicar a = to + Posesivo + detriment.
    * perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.
    * perjudicar los intereses = prejudice + interests.
    * perjudicarse a Uno mismo = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.
    * que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml)

    está perjudicando sus estudios — it is having an adverse effect on o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork

    b) (Col, Per fam & euf) ( violar) to rape, have one's way with (euph)
    * * *
    = damage, disserve, do + disservice, do in, harm, impair, cause + erosion, injure, prejudice, work against, disadvantage, bring + harm, wrong, take + a toll on, hobble, screw + Nombre + up.

    Ex: Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.

    Ex: We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.
    Ex: I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.
    Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.
    Ex: Principles developed over a century and a quarter of thought and experience were poorly defended by professional catalogers, and even less so by administrators harmed by increasing personnel budgets.
    Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
    Ex: The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.
    Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
    Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.
    Ex: Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.
    Ex: When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.
    Ex: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.
    Ex: The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.
    Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.
    Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.
    Ex: Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.
    * perjudicar a = to + Posesivo + detriment.
    * perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.
    * perjudicar los intereses = prejudice + interests.
    * perjudicarse a Uno mismo = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.
    * que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.

    * * *
    perjudicar [A2 ]
    vt
    1 (dañar) to be detrimental to ( frml)
    el tabaco perjudica tu salud smoking is detrimental to your health, smoking damages your health
    está perjudicando sus estudios it is having an adverse effect on o it is affecting o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork
    estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes these measures harm o have adverse effects for o are prejudicial to young people, young people are losing out because of these measures
    para no perjudicar las investigaciones in order not to prejudice the investigations
    2 (Col, Per fam euf) (violar) to rape, have one's way with ( euph)
    * * *

     

    perjudicar ( conjugate perjudicar) verbo transitivo ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml), damage;
    ◊ el tabaco perjudica salud smoking is detrimental to o damages your health;

    estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes these measures are detrimental to o harm young people
    perjudicar verbo transitivo to damage, harm: el alcohol perjudica la salud, alcohol damages your health
    esa medida me perjudicaría, that measure will be against my interests

    ' perjudicar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cama
    - dañar
    - embromar
    English:
    damage
    - handicap
    - harm
    - impair
    - injure
    - prejudice
    - weigh
    - reflect
    * * *
    to damage, to harm;
    el tabaco perjudica la salud smoking damages your health;
    esa decisión perjudica nuestros intereses this decision damages our interests
    * * *
    v/t harm, damage
    * * *
    perjudicar {72} vt
    : to harm, to be detrimental to
    * * *
    1. (salud) to damage
    2. (persona) to affect

    Spanish-English dictionary > perjudicar

  • 5 dañar

    v.
    to damage, to harm, to hurt, to knock up.
    * * *
    1 (causar dolor) to hurt, harm
    2 (estropear) to damage, spoil
    3 figurado to damage, stain
    1 (estropearse) to get damaged, spoil; (alimentos) to go bad, go off
    * * *
    verb
    2) harm, hurt
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ objeto, pelo, piel, salud] to damage, harm

    dañar la vista —

    2) [+ cosecha] to damage, spoil
    3) [+ reputación, carrera, proyecto] to damage, harm
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo ( hacer daño a)
    a) <honra/reputación> to damage, harm
    b) <fruta/mercancías/instalaciones> to damage; < cosecha> to damage, spoil
    c) <salud/organismo> to be bad for, damage
    2.
    dañarse v pron
    1)
    a) cosecha to be/get damaged o spoiled; comestibles/mercancías/muebles to be/get damaged
    b) persona < salud> to damage
    2) (Col, Ven)
    a) carne/comida to rot, go bad
    b) auto to break down; aparato to break
    * * *
    = damage, impair, cause + erosion, injure, do + harm.
    Ex. Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.
    Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
    Ex. The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.
    Ex. Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
    Ex. Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.
    ----
    * dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien) = damage + credibility.
    * dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien/Algo) = impair + credibility.
    * dañarse = hurt + Reflexivo, injure + Reflexivo.
    * que no daña el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo ( hacer daño a)
    a) <honra/reputación> to damage, harm
    b) <fruta/mercancías/instalaciones> to damage; < cosecha> to damage, spoil
    c) <salud/organismo> to be bad for, damage
    2.
    dañarse v pron
    1)
    a) cosecha to be/get damaged o spoiled; comestibles/mercancías/muebles to be/get damaged
    b) persona < salud> to damage
    2) (Col, Ven)
    a) carne/comida to rot, go bad
    b) auto to break down; aparato to break
    * * *
    = damage, impair, cause + erosion, injure, do + harm.

    Ex: Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.

    Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
    Ex: The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.
    Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
    Ex: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.
    * dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien) = damage + credibility.
    * dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien/Algo) = impair + credibility.
    * dañarse = hurt + Reflexivo, injure + Reflexivo.
    * que no daña el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.

    * * *
    dañar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹honra/reputación› to damage, harm
    2 ‹fruta› to damage; ‹mercancías› to damage; ‹instalaciones/locales› to damage
    3 «helada/lluvia» ‹cosecha› to damage, spoil
    4 ‹salud/organismo› to be bad for, damage
    escuchar esa música tan fuerte te puede dañar el oído listening to loud music like that can be bad for o can damage your hearing
    esa luz me daña la vista that light hurts my eyes
    B ( Col) ‹reloj/aparato› to break
    A
    1 «cosecha» to be/get damaged o spoiled; «comestibles/frutas» to be/get damaged; «mercancías/muebles» to be/get damaged
    2 «persona» ‹salud› to damage
    B (Col, Ven) (estropearse)
    1 «fruta/carne» to rot, go bad
    2 «auto» to break down; «aparato» to break
    * * *

     

    dañar ( conjugate dañar) verbo transitivo ( en general) to damage;
    ‹salud/organismo› to be bad for
    dañarse verbo pronominal
    1 ( en general) to be/get damaged;
    ‹ salud› to damage
    2 (Col, Ven)
    a) [carne/comida] to rot, go bad


    [ aparato] to break
    dañar verbo transitivo
    1 (deteriorar, estropear) to damage: este producto puede dañar el esmalte, this product is damaging to the enamelwork
    2 (herir) to hurt, (perjudicar, molestar) to harm, prejudice
    ' dañar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    estropear
    - perjudicar
    English:
    damage
    - impair
    - injure
    - vandalize
    - poison
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [persona] to hurt;
    [vista] to harm, to damage;
    el tabaco daña la salud tobacco damages your health
    2. [pieza, objeto, edificio, carretera] to damage;
    [cosecha] to harm, to damage; [fruta, mercancía] to damage, to spoil
    3. [prestigio, reputación] to damage, to harm
    * * *
    v/t harm; cosa damage
    * * *
    dañar vt
    1) : to damage, to spoil
    2) : to harm, to hurt
    * * *
    dañar vb (estropear) to damage

    Spanish-English dictionary > dañar

  • 6 mejorar

    v.
    to improve, to get better.
    María mejoró la receta Mary improved the recipe.
    Ricardo mejoró Richard got better.
    Las perspectivas mejoraron The outlook got better.
    mejorar una oferta to make a better offer
    * * *
    1 to improve
    1 to improve, get better
    1 to get better
    ■ ¡que te mejores! I hope you get better
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ servicio, resultados] to improve; [+ enfermo] to make better; (=realzar) to enhance; [+ oferta] to raise, improve; [+ récord] to break; (Inform) to upgrade
    2)

    mejorar a algn — (=ser mejor que) to be better than sb

    2. VI
    1) [situación] to improve, get better; (Meteo) to improve, clear up; (Econ) to improve, pick up; [enfermo] to get better

    han mejorado de actitud/imagen — their attitude/image has improved

    2) [en subasta] to raise one's bid
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <condiciones/situación> to improve
    b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase
    2.
    mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better

    han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world

    3.
    mejorarse v pron
    a) enfermo to get better

    ¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

    que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

    b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth
    * * *
    = ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.
    Ex. These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.
    Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
    Ex. Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.
    Ex. The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.
    Ex. After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.
    Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.
    Ex. Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.
    Ex. There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.
    Ex. She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.
    Ex. The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.
    Ex. Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.
    Ex. This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.
    Ex. At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.
    Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.
    Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.
    Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
    Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex. His private life, however, took a turn for the better.
    Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
    Ex. If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.
    Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.
    Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.
    Ex. As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.
    Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.
    Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
    Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
    Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
    Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
    Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
    Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
    Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
    Ex. Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.
    ----
    * cosas + mejorar = things + get better.
    * empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.
    * mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.
    * mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.
    * mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.
    * mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.
    * mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.
    * mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.
    * mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.
    * mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.
    * mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.
    * mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.
    * mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.
    * mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <condiciones/situación> to improve
    b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase
    2.
    mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better

    han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world

    3.
    mejorarse v pron
    a) enfermo to get better

    ¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

    que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

    b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth
    * * *
    = ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.

    Ex: These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.

    Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
    Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.
    Ex: The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.
    Ex: After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.
    Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.
    Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.
    Ex: There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.
    Ex: She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.
    Ex: The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.
    Ex: Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.
    Ex: This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.
    Ex: At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.
    Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.
    Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.
    Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
    Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex: His private life, however, took a turn for the better.
    Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
    Ex: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.
    Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.
    Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.
    Ex: As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.
    Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.
    Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
    Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
    Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
    Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
    Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
    Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
    Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
    Ex: Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.
    * cosas + mejorar = things + get better.
    * empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.
    * mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.
    * mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.
    * mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.
    * mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.
    * mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.
    * mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.
    * mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.
    * mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.
    * mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.
    * mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.
    * mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.
    * mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.

    * * *
    mejorar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹condiciones/situación› to improve
    este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida this treatment will make you better right away
    tienes que mejorar las notas/la letra you must improve your grades/your handwriting
    intentó mejorar su marca she tried to improve on o beat her own record
    2 ‹oferta› (en subastas) to increase
    los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta the management improved their offer o made a better offer
    ■ mejorar
    vi
    «tiempo» to improve, get better; «resultados/calidad» to improve, get better; «persona» ( Med) to get better
    mi situación económica no ha mejorado nada my financial situation hasn't improved at all o got any better
    ha mejorado de aspecto he looks a lot better
    tus notas no han mejorado mucho your grades haven't improved much o got(ten) any better
    han mejorado de posición they've come o gone up in the world
    el paciente sigue mejorando the patient is making a steady improvement
    1 «enfermo» to get better
    ¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? have you got over the flu?
    que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
    2 ( Chi fam euf) (dar a luz) to give birth
    * * *

     

    mejorar ( conjugate mejorar) verbo transitivo ‹condiciones/situación/oferta› to improve;
    ‹ marca› to improve on, beat;

    verbo intransitivo [tiempo/calidad/situación] to improve, get better;

    [ persona] (Med) to get better;

    mejorarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to get better;
    que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
    mejorar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 to improve: han mejorado la educación, education has been improved
    2 Dep (un tiempo, una marca) to break
    II verbo intransitivo to improve, get better: espero que el tiempo mejore, I hope the weather gets better
    su salud no mejora, his health is not improving

    ' mejorar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    enriquecer
    - ganar
    - perfeccionar
    - potenciar
    - refacción
    - superar
    English:
    ameliorate
    - better
    - existence
    - get along
    - improve
    - improve on
    - improvement
    - look up
    - pick up
    - progress
    - raise
    - security
    - technique
    - turn
    - upgrade
    - brighten
    - enhance
    - go
    - look
    - matter
    - out
    - perk
    - pick
    - rise
    - room
    - smarten up
    - up
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [hacer mejor] to improve;
    mejoraron las condiciones de trabajo working conditions were improved;
    su principal objetivo es mejorar la economía their main aim is to improve the economy's performance
    2. [enfermo] to make better;
    estas pastillas lo mejorarán these tablets will make him better
    3. [superar] to improve;
    mejorar una oferta to make a better offer;
    mejoró el recórd mundial she beat the world record
    ♦ vi
    1. [ponerse mejor] to improve, to get better;
    el paciente está mejorando the patient's condition is improving, the patient is getting better;
    necesita mejorar en matemáticas he needs to improve o do better in mathematics
    2. [tiempo, clima] to improve, to get better;
    tan pronto como mejore, salimos a dar un paseo as soon as the weather improves o gets better we'll go out for a walk;
    después de la lluvia el día mejoró after the rain it cleared up
    * * *
    I v/t improve
    II v/i improve
    * * *
    : to improve, to make better
    : to improve, to get better
    * * *
    mejorar vb to improve

    Spanish-English dictionary > mejorar

  • 7 chorradas

    f.pl.
    nonsense, baloney, meaningless stuff, hogwash.
    * * *
    = baloney, blather, piffle, bollocks, crap, nonsense, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash, shite, bullshit.
    Ex. The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.
    Ex. The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
    Ex. The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Celebration, caring or bollocks: some thoughts on the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group Weekend Summer School'.
    Ex. This is Archie Bunker crap, right? = Estas son las gilipolleces de Archie Bunker, ¿verdad?.
    Ex. Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.
    Ex. Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.
    Ex. The word ' buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
    Ex. The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
    Ex. Henry Ford is often quoted as saying 'History is bunk'.
    Ex. The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.
    Ex. Picture quality is utterly shite due to use of a cameraphone.
    Ex. For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008.
    ----
    * chorradas al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.
    * decir chorradas = bullshit.
    * * *
    = baloney, blather, piffle, bollocks, crap, nonsense, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash, shite, bullshit.

    Ex: The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.

    Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
    Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Celebration, caring or bollocks: some thoughts on the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group Weekend Summer School'.
    Ex: This is Archie Bunker crap, right? = Estas son las gilipolleces de Archie Bunker, ¿verdad?.
    Ex: Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.
    Ex: Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.
    Ex: The word ' buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
    Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
    Ex: Henry Ford is often quoted as saying 'History is bunk'.
    Ex: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.
    Ex: Picture quality is utterly shite due to use of a cameraphone.
    Ex: For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008.
    * chorradas al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.
    * decir chorradas = bullshit.

    Spanish-English dictionary > chorradas

  • 8 estupideces

    f.pl.
    nonsense, drivel, inane remarks, inanities.
    * * *
    (n.) = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk
    Ex. The article 'In defense of 'ignorant drivel'' criticises the reforms in scholarly serials publication proposed by John Lubans.
    Ex. Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.
    Ex. The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.
    Ex. The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
    Ex. The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
    Ex. To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.
    Ex. Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.
    Ex. The word ' buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
    Ex. The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
    Ex. Henry Ford is often quoted as saying 'History is bunk'.
    * * *
    (n.) = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk

    Ex: The article 'In defense of 'ignorant drivel'' criticises the reforms in scholarly serials publication proposed by John Lubans.

    Ex: Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.
    Ex: The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.
    Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
    Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
    Ex: To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.
    Ex: Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.
    Ex: The word ' buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
    Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
    Ex: Henry Ford is often quoted as saying 'History is bunk'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estupideces

  • 9 evaluación

    f.
    1 evaluation, rating, review, assessment.
    2 evaluation, valuation, break-down.
    * * *
    1 evaluation, assessment
    2 EDUCACIÓN (acción) assessment; (examen) exam
    * * *
    noun f.
    evaluation, assessment
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=valoración) [de datos] evaluation; [de daños, pérdidas] assessment
    2) (Escol) (=acción) assessment; (=examen) test
    * * *
    a) (de daños, situación) assessment; (de datos, informes) evaluation, assessment
    b) (Educ) ( acción) assessment; (prueba, examen) test
    * * *
    = appraisal, assaying, assessing, assessment, evaluation, measurement, trial, rating, evaluation rating, post mortem [postmortem].
    Ex. The notice could contain the list of the poorest performers, based on the most recent set of appraisals.
    Ex. Suppose you have classified, by UDC, the document 'Select methods of metallurgical assaying', class number 669.9.
    Ex. Consequently, the skill of shopping around and assessing the cost-effectiveness of a supplier's goods and services is important for the librarian to develop.
    Ex. However, although the subject may be the primary consideration in the assessment of relevance, subject is not the only factor that determines whether a user wishes to be alerted to the existence of a document.
    Ex. There is an extensive theory of the evaluation of indexes and indexing, but regrettably there is not space to treat this topic at any length in this work.
    Ex. Here ' Measurement' is an action term, and so, the operator for an action term is assigned to ' Measurement'.
    Ex. The intention was to determine which department within each library has the responsibility for arranging trials of products.
    Ex. But the rater must not be afraid to give negative ratings.
    Ex. In order to make sure that no prejudice or bias influences an evaluation rating, the rating should be reviewed by the supervisor's supervisor -- the next person in the hierarchy.
    Ex. Survey research is used to determine what kind of post mortem appraisals companies undertake concerning their abandoned information systems development projects.
    ----
    * comisión de evaluación = review panel, review board.
    * comité de evaluación = review panel, review board, review committee.
    * de evaluación = evaluative.
    * estándar de evaluación = benchmark.
    * evaluación anónima = blind review.
    * evaluación comparativa = benchmarking.
    * evaluación continua = continuous assessment, formative evaluation.
    * evaluación crítica = critical evaluation.
    * evaluación cualitativa = qualitative evaluation.
    * evaluación cuantitativa = quantitative evaluation.
    * evaluación de la calidad = quality assessment.
    * evaluación de la colección = collection assessment, collection evaluation, collection analysis.
    * evaluación de la productividad = performance appraisal, performance review.
    * evaluación de la seguridad = safety evaluation.
    * evaluación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.
    * evaluación del avance realizado = progress evaluation.
    * evaluación del impacto en función del género = gender-impact assessment.
    * evaluación de los ingresos = means-testing, means test.
    * evaluación de los productos = product rating.
    * evaluación del personal = personnel evaluation.
    * evaluación del profesorado = faculty evaluation.
    * evaluación del rendimiento = performance appraisal, performance evaluation, performance measurement, performance review, performance rating.
    * evaluación de metales = metallurgical assaying.
    * evaluación de necesidades = needs assessment.
    * evaluación de procedimientos = process rating.
    * evaluación de procesos = process rating.
    * evaluación de productos = product rating.
    * evaluación de riesgos = risk assessment.
    * evaluación de sistemas = system(s) evaluation.
    * evaluación de usuario = user rating.
    * evaluación final = summative evaluation, final assessment.
    * evaluación iluminativa = illuminative evaluation.
    * evaluación interviniente = obtrusive evaluation.
    * evaluación intrusiva = obtrusive evaluation, obtrusive test.
    * evaluación no intrusiva = unobtrusive evaluation.
    * evaluación objetiva = objective evaluation.
    * evaluación por comparación = benchmarking.
    * evaluación por expertos = peer review, refereeing, peer reviewing.
    * evaluación por expertos abierta = open refereeing.
    * evaluación por expertos anónima = blind refereeing.
    * evaluación por pares = peer review, refereeing, peer reviewing.
    * evaluación por resultados obtenidos = outcomes assessment.
    * evaluación sin intervención del examinador = unobtrusive testing.
    * herramienta de evaluación = assessment tool, evaluation tool.
    * impreso de evaluación = evaluation form.
    * instrumento de evaluación = assessment tool, evaluation tool.
    * método de evaluación de un edificio en uso = post-occupancy evaluation method.
    * nueva evaluación = reappraisal.
    * para la evaluación de hipótesis = hypothesis-testing.
    * procedimiento de evaluación por expertos = refereeing procedure.
    * proceso de evaluación = review process, evaluation process.
    * realizar una evaluación = administer + evaluation.
    * sistema de evaluación = rating system.
    * sistema de evaluación anónima = double-blind.
    * sistema de evaluación por paresanónima = double-blind refereeing system.
    * someter a una evaluación por expertos doble = double referee.
    * test de evaluación = evaluative test.
    * * *
    a) (de daños, situación) assessment; (de datos, informes) evaluation, assessment
    b) (Educ) ( acción) assessment; (prueba, examen) test
    * * *
    = appraisal, assaying, assessing, assessment, evaluation, measurement, trial, rating, evaluation rating, post mortem [postmortem].

    Ex: The notice could contain the list of the poorest performers, based on the most recent set of appraisals.

    Ex: Suppose you have classified, by UDC, the document 'Select methods of metallurgical assaying', class number 669.9.
    Ex: Consequently, the skill of shopping around and assessing the cost-effectiveness of a supplier's goods and services is important for the librarian to develop.
    Ex: However, although the subject may be the primary consideration in the assessment of relevance, subject is not the only factor that determines whether a user wishes to be alerted to the existence of a document.
    Ex: There is an extensive theory of the evaluation of indexes and indexing, but regrettably there is not space to treat this topic at any length in this work.
    Ex: Here ' Measurement' is an action term, and so, the operator for an action term is assigned to ' Measurement'.
    Ex: The intention was to determine which department within each library has the responsibility for arranging trials of products.
    Ex: But the rater must not be afraid to give negative ratings.
    Ex: In order to make sure that no prejudice or bias influences an evaluation rating, the rating should be reviewed by the supervisor's supervisor -- the next person in the hierarchy.
    Ex: Survey research is used to determine what kind of post mortem appraisals companies undertake concerning their abandoned information systems development projects.
    * comisión de evaluación = review panel, review board.
    * comité de evaluación = review panel, review board, review committee.
    * de evaluación = evaluative.
    * estándar de evaluación = benchmark.
    * evaluación anónima = blind review.
    * evaluación comparativa = benchmarking.
    * evaluación continua = continuous assessment, formative evaluation.
    * evaluación crítica = critical evaluation.
    * evaluación cualitativa = qualitative evaluation.
    * evaluación cuantitativa = quantitative evaluation.
    * evaluación de la calidad = quality assessment.
    * evaluación de la colección = collection assessment, collection evaluation, collection analysis.
    * evaluación de la productividad = performance appraisal, performance review.
    * evaluación de la seguridad = safety evaluation.
    * evaluación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.
    * evaluación del avance realizado = progress evaluation.
    * evaluación del impacto en función del género = gender-impact assessment.
    * evaluación de los ingresos = means-testing, means test.
    * evaluación de los productos = product rating.
    * evaluación del personal = personnel evaluation.
    * evaluación del profesorado = faculty evaluation.
    * evaluación del rendimiento = performance appraisal, performance evaluation, performance measurement, performance review, performance rating.
    * evaluación de metales = metallurgical assaying.
    * evaluación de necesidades = needs assessment.
    * evaluación de procedimientos = process rating.
    * evaluación de procesos = process rating.
    * evaluación de productos = product rating.
    * evaluación de riesgos = risk assessment.
    * evaluación de sistemas = system(s) evaluation.
    * evaluación de usuario = user rating.
    * evaluación final = summative evaluation, final assessment.
    * evaluación iluminativa = illuminative evaluation.
    * evaluación interviniente = obtrusive evaluation.
    * evaluación intrusiva = obtrusive evaluation, obtrusive test.
    * evaluación no intrusiva = unobtrusive evaluation.
    * evaluación objetiva = objective evaluation.
    * evaluación por comparación = benchmarking.
    * evaluación por expertos = peer review, refereeing, peer reviewing.
    * evaluación por expertos abierta = open refereeing.
    * evaluación por expertos anónima = blind refereeing.
    * evaluación por pares = peer review, refereeing, peer reviewing.
    * evaluación por resultados obtenidos = outcomes assessment.
    * evaluación sin intervención del examinador = unobtrusive testing.
    * herramienta de evaluación = assessment tool, evaluation tool.
    * impreso de evaluación = evaluation form.
    * instrumento de evaluación = assessment tool, evaluation tool.
    * método de evaluación de un edificio en uso = post-occupancy evaluation method.
    * nueva evaluación = reappraisal.
    * para la evaluación de hipótesis = hypothesis-testing.
    * procedimiento de evaluación por expertos = refereeing procedure.
    * proceso de evaluación = review process, evaluation process.
    * realizar una evaluación = administer + evaluation.
    * sistema de evaluación = rating system.
    * sistema de evaluación anónima = double-blind.
    * sistema de evaluación por paresanónima = double-blind refereeing system.
    * someter a una evaluación por expertos doble = double referee.
    * test de evaluación = evaluative test.

    * * *
    1 (de daños, pérdidas, una situación) assessment; (de datos, informes) evaluation, assessment
    en la reunión se hizo evaluación de la situación económica de la empresa they assessed the company's financial situation at the meeting
    2 ( Educ) (acción) assessment; (prueba, examen) test
    Compuesto:
    continuous assessment
    * * *

     

    evaluación sustantivo femenino
    a) (de daños, situación) assessment;

    (de datos, informes) evaluation, assessment
    b) (Educ) ( acción) assessment;

    (prueba, examen) test
    evaluación sustantivo femenino
    1 evaluation: tardaremos unos días en completar la evaluación de los daños sufridos, it'll take a few days to fully assess the damage
    2 Educ test: mañana tenemos la segunda evaluación de matemáticas, we have our second maths test tomorrow
    ' evaluación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    valoración
    - cotización
    English:
    appraisal
    - appreciation
    - assessment
    - evaluation
    - continuous
    * * *
    1. [valoración] evaluation, assessment;
    [de daños, pérdidas, riesgos] assessment;
    una primera evaluación de las estadísticas confirma que… a first assessment of the statistics confirms that…;
    realizaron una evaluación de los daños they assessed the damage;
    hacen evaluaciones periódicas del rendimiento de los trabajadores employees are given regular performance evaluations o appraisals;
    hizo una evaluación positiva de la situación he gave a positive assessment of the situation
    Com evaluación comparativa benchmarking;
    evaluación de impacto ambiental environmental impact assessment;
    evaluación de riesgos risk assessment
    2. Educ [acción] assessment;
    [examen] exam, test; [periodo] = division of school year, of which there may be three to five in total evaluación continua continuous assessment
    * * *
    f
    1 evaluation, assessment
    2 ( prueba) test
    * * *
    evaluación nf, pl - ciones : assessment, evaluation
    * * *
    evaluación n assessment

    Spanish-English dictionary > evaluación

  • 10 tonterías

    intj.
    nonsense, hooey, rats, rot.
    f.pl.
    1 nonsense, bunk, baloney, boloney.
    2 stupidity, stupid thing.
    * * *
    (n.) = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, moonshine, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash
    Ex. The article 'In defense of 'ignorant drivel'' criticises the reforms in scholarly serials publication proposed by John Lubans.
    Ex. Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.
    Ex. The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.
    Ex. The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
    Ex. The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
    Ex. To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.
    Ex. He describes as 'pure moonshine' the account that Columbus supposedly failed to persuade professors of mathematics, geography, and astronomy that the world was round.
    Ex. Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.
    Ex. The word ' buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
    Ex. The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
    Ex. Henry Ford is often quoted as saying 'History is bunk'.
    Ex. The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.
    * * *
    (n.) = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, moonshine, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash

    Ex: The article 'In defense of 'ignorant drivel'' criticises the reforms in scholarly serials publication proposed by John Lubans.

    Ex: Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.
    Ex: The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.
    Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
    Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
    Ex: To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.
    Ex: He describes as 'pure moonshine' the account that Columbus supposedly failed to persuade professors of mathematics, geography, and astronomy that the world was round.
    Ex: Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.
    Ex: The word ' buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
    Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
    Ex: Henry Ford is often quoted as saying 'History is bunk'.
    Ex: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.

    * * *
    tonterías npl nonsense

    Spanish-English dictionary > tonterías

  • 11 valoración

    f.
    assessment, judgement, estimate, appraisal.
    * * *
    1 (tasación) valuation, valuing
    2 (revalorización) appreciation
    * * *
    noun f.
    assessment, valuation
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=tasación)
    a) [de joya, obra de arte] valuation

    hacer una valoración de algo — to value sth, give a valuation of sth

    la valoración social del trabajo doméstico — the value that society places on housework, how much society values housework

    b) [de daños, pérdidas] (=acción) assessment; (=resultado) estimate

    hacer una valoración de algo — to assess sth, give an assessment of sth

    2) [de actuación, situación] assessment

    ¿cuál es su valoración de lo que ha pasado? — what's your assessment of what happened?

    en su valoración de los datos — in assessing the facts, in his assessment of the facts

    hacer una valoración de algo — to make an assessment of sth, assess sth

    3) (Quím) titration
    * * *
    a) (de bienes, joyas) valuation; (de pérdidas, daños) assessment
    b) (frml) (de suceso, trabajo) assessment, appraisal (frml)

    hacer una valoración de algo — to assess o (frml) appraise something

    * * *
    = appraisal, assessing, assessment, valuation, rating, evaluation rating, valuing, reality check, weighting.
    Ex. The notice could contain the list of the poorest performers, based on the most recent set of appraisals.
    Ex. Consequently, the skill of shopping around and assessing the cost-effectiveness of a supplier's goods and services is important for the librarian to develop.
    Ex. However, although the subject may be the primary consideration in the assessment of relevance, subject is not the only factor that determines whether a user wishes to be alerted to the existence of a document.
    Ex. It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.
    Ex. But the rater must not be afraid to give negative ratings.
    Ex. In order to make sure that no prejudice or bias influences an evaluation rating, the rating should be reviewed by the supervisor's supervisor -- the next person in the hierarchy.
    Ex. In relating to client, therefore, there are fundamental conditions that need expression: unconditional positive regard from others and self-regard and valuing from the client.
    Ex. This article describes the valuable role played by focus groups in providing a reality check on the usefulness of a new product or service.
    Ex. In the process of the search, prior to display or printing, the computer ranks references according to their weighting.
    ----
    * de valoración = judgmental [judgemental].
    * hacer una valoración = make + judgement.
    * valoración con estrellas = star rating.
    * valoración de pertinencia = relevance judgement.
    * * *
    a) (de bienes, joyas) valuation; (de pérdidas, daños) assessment
    b) (frml) (de suceso, trabajo) assessment, appraisal (frml)

    hacer una valoración de algo — to assess o (frml) appraise something

    * * *
    = appraisal, assessing, assessment, valuation, rating, evaluation rating, valuing, reality check, weighting.

    Ex: The notice could contain the list of the poorest performers, based on the most recent set of appraisals.

    Ex: Consequently, the skill of shopping around and assessing the cost-effectiveness of a supplier's goods and services is important for the librarian to develop.
    Ex: However, although the subject may be the primary consideration in the assessment of relevance, subject is not the only factor that determines whether a user wishes to be alerted to the existence of a document.
    Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.
    Ex: But the rater must not be afraid to give negative ratings.
    Ex: In order to make sure that no prejudice or bias influences an evaluation rating, the rating should be reviewed by the supervisor's supervisor -- the next person in the hierarchy.
    Ex: In relating to client, therefore, there are fundamental conditions that need expression: unconditional positive regard from others and self-regard and valuing from the client.
    Ex: This article describes the valuable role played by focus groups in providing a reality check on the usefulness of a new product or service.
    Ex: In the process of the search, prior to display or printing, the computer ranks references according to their weighting.
    * de valoración = judgmental [judgemental].
    * hacer una valoración = make + judgement.
    * valoración con estrellas = star rating.
    * valoración de pertinencia = relevance judgement.

    * * *
    1 (de bienes, joyas) valuation; (de pérdidas, daños) assessment
    2 ( frml) (de un suceso, un trabajo, una experiencia) assessment, appraisal ( frml)
    hizo una valoración de la situación he assessed o ( frml) appraised the situation
    hizo una valoración muy negativa del congreso his assessment of o his verdict on the conference was very unfavorable
    * * *

     

    valoración sustantivo femenino
    a) (de bienes, joyas) valuation;

    (de pérdidas, daños) assessment
    b) (frml) (de suceso, trabajo) assessment, appraisal (frml)

    valoración sustantivo femenino
    1 (tasación) valuation
    2 (juicio de valor, evaluación, opinión) evaluation
    ' valoración' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    balance
    - estimación
    - tasa
    - apreciación
    - valorización
    English:
    appraisal
    - assessment
    - rating
    - valuation
    - estimation
    * * *
    1. [tasación] [de obra de arte] valuation;
    [de pérdidas, daños] assessment, estimation;
    hicieron una valoración de los daños they assessed the damage
    2. [evaluación] [de mérito, cualidad, ventajas] evaluation, assessment;
    ¿cuál es su valoración sobre el nuevo defensa del equipo? what is your assessment of the team's new defender?;
    el ministro hizo ayer una valoración positiva de los datos del paro the minister yesterday described the job figures as encouraging
    * * *
    f
    1 ( tasación) valuation
    2 de situación evaluation, assessment
    * * *
    1) evaluación: valuation, appraisal, assessment
    2) apreciación: appreciation

    Spanish-English dictionary > valoración

  • 12 paparruchadas

    (n.) = baloney, blather, claptrap, nonsense
    Ex. The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.
    Ex. The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
    Ex. Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.
    Ex. Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.
    * * *
    (n.) = baloney, blather, claptrap, nonsense

    Ex: The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.

    Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
    Ex: Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.
    Ex: Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.

    * * *
    fpl fam
    baloney sg fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > paparruchadas

  • 13 prehistórico

    adj.
    prehistoric, primitive, antediluvian, prehistorical.
    * * *
    1 prehistoric
    * * *
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo prehistoric
    * * *
    = prehistoric, primaeval [primeval, -USA], antediluvian.
    Ex. Like the popular image of a prehistoric iceman taken from a glacier and warmed back to life, libraries were startled awake to a new information era = Como la imagen popular de un hombre prehistórico de la edad del hielo sacado de un glaciar y devuelto a la vida, las bibliotecas se despertaron sobresaltadas en una nueva era de la información.
    Ex. Another essential component is the idea of a return to the paradisiac conditions of the primeval era.
    Ex. Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.
    ----
    * desde la época prehistórica = since prehistoric times.
    * desde tiempos prehistóricos = since prehistoric times.
    * en la época prehistórica = in prehistoric times.
    * en tiempos prehistóricos = in prehistoric times.
    * hombre prehistórico, el = early man.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo prehistoric
    * * *
    = prehistoric, primaeval [primeval, -USA], antediluvian.

    Ex: Like the popular image of a prehistoric iceman taken from a glacier and warmed back to life, libraries were startled awake to a new information era = Como la imagen popular de un hombre prehistórico de la edad del hielo sacado de un glaciar y devuelto a la vida, las bibliotecas se despertaron sobresaltadas en una nueva era de la información.

    Ex: Another essential component is the idea of a return to the paradisiac conditions of the primeval era.
    Ex: Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.
    * desde la época prehistórica = since prehistoric times.
    * desde tiempos prehistóricos = since prehistoric times.
    * en la época prehistórica = in prehistoric times.
    * en tiempos prehistóricos = in prehistoric times.
    * hombre prehistórico, el = early man.

    * * *
    prehistoric
    * * *

    prehistórico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    prehistoric
    prehistórico,-a adjetivo prehistoric

    ' prehistórico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    prehistórica
    - mastodonte
    English:
    prehistoric
    - prehistorical
    * * *
    prehistórico, -a adj
    1. [de la prehistoria] prehistoric
    2. Fam [anticuado] prehistoric
    * * *
    adj prehistoric
    * * *
    prehistórico, -ca adj
    : prehistoric

    Spanish-English dictionary > prehistórico

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